EXCLUSIVE: Walgreens overcharging bottle deposit fee in area stores
Customers are paying a 15-cent deposit, instead of 5 cents as Maine law dictates.
Source: sunjournal.com
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Customers are paying a 15-cent deposit, instead of 5 cents as Maine law dictates.
The company is only supposed to charge 5 cents for beverage containers in the state of Maine as a part of the state's "Bottle Bill" program, but customers are currently incurring 15-cent fees at locations across Western Maine.